EMRA+PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club
A collaboration between Policy Prescriptions and EMRA
As emergency physicians, we care for all members of society, and as such have a unique vantage point on the state of health care. What we find frustrating in our EDs - such as inadequate social services, the dearth of primary care providers, and the lack of mental health services - are universal problems.
As emergency medicine residents and fellows, we learn the management of myocardial infarctions and traumas, and how to intubate, but we are not taught how health policy affects all aspects of our experience in the ED. Furthermore, given our unique position in the health care system, we have an incredible opportunity to advocate for our patients, for society, and for physicians. Yet, with so many competing interests vying for our conference education time, advocacy is often not included in the curricula.
This is the gap this initiative aims to fill. Each month, you will see a review of a new health policy article and how it is applicable to emergency physicians.
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Jun 13, 2022
Synthetic Cannabinoids Highlight the Need to Abandon the War on Drugs
Illegal and unregulated marijuana markets in parts of our country have given rise to dangerous and easily obtainable synthetic options. The ill effects of this predictable phenomenon are being felt in EDs. To combat this trend and cut down on risky black-market alternatives to marijuana, the author asserts we must abolish our prohibitionist approach to drug policy.
Jun 13, 2022
Scholarship winner helps implement early HCC screening in Tanzanian EDs
EMF/EMRA research grant recipient and EMRA scholarship award winner James Ford spend four weeks in Tanzania on a pilot project that employs rapid Hepatitis B testing and ultrasound in the ED to screen for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Jun 13, 2022
Pediatric Drowning Case: Favorable Neurologic Outcomes Possible With Prolonged CPR
Currently, there are no definitive guidelines or robust clinical evidence on which to base the duration of CPR in pediatric drowning cases. However, we make the case that in select drowning patients, a CPR duration of longer than 30 minutes is clinically indicated.
